Fountain-brush.



- J. SPEESE.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.20,1913.

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J. SPEESE.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.20,1913.

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JASPER SPEESE, 0E wEs'r MILTON, PENNS,YnvnlvaA i FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

Original application filed'September 7, 1310, Serial No.

To all whom it may concern Be it `known that I, JASPER SPEESE, a citizen of the United States,residing at West Milton, in the county of Union, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain- Brushes, of4 which the following is a. description, reference being had to the'accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to brushes for sweeping or cleaning floors or other surfaces and has for its object to producea brush ofsimple, strong and inexpensive"construction in which the bristles arefirmlyheld in'such a way as to be readily removable for renewal or for other reasons and which is particularly adapted for use'as arenovator or fountain brush, thatis a brush in which cleaning f or other liquidissupplied tothe brush as it is used, for the purpose of moistening the dust 'and `causing it to be collected without flying into the air.

A further object 'of the invention is to provide means for supplying the liquid to the brush in such `manner that it. will be evenly and uniformly supplied throughout. With-these and other objects'hereinafter explained lin view my invention consists in the construction hereinafter described and claimed.` Y 'Y Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view partly broken away of a fountain brush embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional -view on line a-.a of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View similar to Fig. 2=but showing the parts'fseparated for the insertion: ofthe bristles or bers which form the brush; Figj 4 isa diagrammatic view` showing the :n arrangement of the' tongueson the inner and outer members of the casing; Fig. 5 isa View o fa portion of the blank from which the outer casing is formed; Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view on line '5 6 of Fig. 2bn an enlarged scale; Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view on line c-o of Fig. 6 on an enlarged scale; Fig. 8 isv a vertical sectionalk view of the brush handle; Fig. 9`is a cross-sectional view on line d-d of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a plan View of the mat of bristles.

In the drawings' l yindicates the outer member of the brush back and 2 indicates the inner member. The outer member 1 is `formed of a blank of sheet metal comprising inner side portions 3, outer side portions 4 i i j `Specizication'of Letters Patent.

i 'Patented Mar. 9,1915. 580,844. Divided and this application filed January 20, 1913. n Serial No. 743,228.

and back portion 5. Inthe inner side'- portions 3. which form the edge-portions of the blank a series of `slits 6, 7` are formed, the

slits being both atan acute angle to the longitudinal line of the blank 4and coming together at 8 to form tongues 9, the point 8 being .preferablyv slightly within the angle formed by the adjacent pair of'slits '6, 7. The tongues 9 are bent at right angles "to the body of the blank forming a series of 'par allel tongues extending throughoutvk the length of the blank, as shown inFigpl'. Informing the outer memberl from the blank having the tongues 9 formed therein the inner side portions are bent'over soy as to lie against the outer side portions 4` `and the blank is then bent into the form ofan in- 1 verted U. As shown'in Fig. 4 thetcmguesy 91theniexten'd" inwardin two v'rows froml the innersi'de'portion Stoward each other.. `The inner member-2 is also yformed from a ai f blank of sheet metal and has outerside por# tions 10,v and inner side portions 11 and brot-lv tom portion l12.- Tong'ues 13 corresponding to the tongues 9 of the inner'side portion 'of the outer member 1, are `formed in 'the outer side portions 10 of theinnermemb'er, these tongues'being of the same sizean'dformed in the same way by slitting and bending upl as the tongues 9 -and spaced apart' theY same distance but So arranged that when the inl` ner member is in-position within the outer `member the tongues 13v will each extend tweentwo tongues 9. f

The inner sides 11 of the inner member, withthebottom 12 form a trough'extending the `length oftheinner member. Fory the purpose of .holding the inner member in` place within the'o'uter member 4there are pror` vided at` suitable intervals screw-threaded sockets 14 extending downward into the trough formed by the inner sides 1l and bottom `12 thesockets extending above theupi per edges of the trough-thus formed but notvextending to the bottomy of 12, suiicient space below -thelower ends ofthe sockets 'being left/to permit of freeiiow vof liquid from-rr one end` of the trough to the other. Screws 15 extend downward through the back portion 5 of the outer member into'the sockets 14 and Serve to draw the'inner member into place and hold it." jr n The bristles or brushllibers l16 are 'formed of any suitable material and are preferably arrangedl to'form a mat as shown in'Fig. 11

held together by a row` of stitches 17. On the line of the longitudinal center of this mat are formed openings lcorresponding imposition to the position oit ythe screw- Athreaded sockets 14. These openings may` be formed in a strip of fabric 19 stitched to the mat along its central line.

In the trough formed in the inner member;

2 by the inner side portions 1l and bottom 12 is placed a strip or body of absorbent material 20 such as lamp` wicking extending nearly but not quite to the `bottom 12. By reason of the fact that Ithe'points 8 at which the slits 6 and -7 come together is slightly within-the angle formedy bv thel -neXt :pair of slits 6 and 77 the tongues 9 will each have a notch 21at its base,.andk as theltongues 13 are formed in the same `way `they will each havea notch 22 at its base. Thesernotches 21 will, when the tongues 9 are bent up, permit a cord or strip 23 of yabsorbent material to berun through them from. end to end of the outer member. The notches 22 at the bases of the tongues 13 ofthe :inner member will in the same way permit a cord or strip;` of vabsorbent material 24 to `bey run through them from end to end.

In kassembling the brush the mat is placed on't'he 'inner member 2 vwith'the upper. ends olfv the sockets 414 extendingy through ythe openings 18the bristles or brush be'rs lying,

between the tongues 13. The inner member is then .placed within thezouter member 1 and drawn up intogplace yby the screws 15 the tongues -9 .of the outer member entering be tween the 'tongues 13 separate `the bristles or brushfibers lying between adjacent, tongues. v The mass of bristles or brush fibers Ain the matissuch that the space between the inner side @portions 3 of the outer member 1 and the outer side portions 10 of the inner meniberQ will be completely filled, so :that when the inner member-is in position the bristles or brush fibers will befirmly clamped and held.

The trough formed in the inner member by the inner side.. portions 11 yandybottoin portion 12is supplied with liquid: in any de sired mannervpand the liquid is takenVup-by the 'absorbent material by capillary attrac` tion fand fed to the bristles or brush fibers being A distributed evenl-yl throughout the mass, of. bristles or brush-fibers. The tongues 13 ieXtending through the mass of .bristles willseparate them into bunches and by rea-` son4 of the bristles being somewhastii the bunches .will be slightly separated Jfor a short distance above and below the edges of the tongues thus forming a minute channel '60 through the massot bristles which by reason 4of the inclination ofthe `upperfedge of the tongues will be inclined downward and outward a More or less oi'rfthe liquid fromthe trough will followthi's'channeland will vtlow overthe sides ofthe tongue and be i distributed through the'imassy of bristles it" being understood that by reasonk of the-fact lthat theibristles are round in cross section or nearly so there will always be minute interstices lbetween them however closely 'they are hunched. Practically every bristle will thus receive more or less of the liquid. More or less of the liquid will flowfalong this channel 60 to the absorbent strip 23and will besupplied by it to the louter layer of the bristles. More or less of theiliquid .wil'lf also How over the edge `of the trough ,down the outer surfaces-oit the side portions 10-1and11 i of the inner'meinber to the absorbent: cordv or .strip 24lfand 'will be supplied lto the bristles. Each othe bunches of bristles between two adjacent tongues 13 will:` thusbe fsupplied on alliour sides with liquidand as the` tongues 13 are necessarily near together keach bunch of bristles willgbe very small so that the distribution-of.liquidl throughout the brush will be uniform In order-to `strengthen the outer member r and hold it vrigidly inthe inverted U1 shapev shown it isqprovided with ribs or Ycori-ir gations 25 extending `across the-back 5 and part ,way down the outerfside portions` While it is not` materialito ,the Jbroad iin-l vention above :set Jforth what-` means are used f brush `and thus make iteasier to handle.y

The handle here shown consists of -a .tube

El() connectedat 'its lowerend with the back' ot the brush insuch a manner xthat the angle l oit the brush-may be varieda In the uconstruction shown the back 5 of the-router member 1 is liattened as shown at 31 vata point preferably midway of its length Iand the i'iattened portion -31 is strengthened byf a plate 32 securedtofitgjon 4the iinside'. ,Y To;

the outerarface ot the flattened part '31is secured a frustoconicalpiece 33with itsbase upward so'as to formk at` its edge airannulark groove between it andthe plate The tube 30 whiclr forms thehandle has a vertical portion 34, at vits lower endv to which is connected, at :a slightangle,il the main portioniof the handle.` The loweredge c of the vertical portion34` is turned inward as shown at 35 'to engageithe annular groove surrounding the plate32. f f

In order to provide for engaging and dis-z engaging the inturned ledgei35 with the an,

nular groove, the vertical portion 34: is split` as shown at 36 the split. extending up a short distance on the main; portionof the handle and being widerat itsl lowerend than at its i upper end. At-the edgesiof the split36ithe a inet'al is rolledinward'asshown to ltormirib's or ways 37. Aislide 38 having itsedgesfI adapted `to' engageftlie Ways '37, andl having 1130 l a stud 39 thereon extending'between the ways 37 isv arranged within the tubev30 the parts being so arranged thatwhen the slide is pusheddownward it will cause the edges ofthe slit to be brought toward each other v and .cause the inturned edge y35 to grip the periphery ofplate 33, while when drawn upward the stud` 39 will cause the edges of the slit to separate, thus looseningthe grip of the edge 35 on the plate 33, thus enabling4 the handle to be swung at any desired angle Vto the brush or `to be removed from'the` supply tube leads upward preferably .alongv the inner wall of the tube to a diaphragm` 44 which forms the bottom `of an oil reservoir formed at the upperv end of the handle.

The oil reservoir is closed at its outer end by a cap 45 which forms the end of the handle. The' supply of oil is controlledby a 1 needle valve 46 which may be arranged at any desired point of the oil supply pipe being here shown as located within the oil reservoir and arranged to be operated by a thumb nut 47 arranged in a depression 48 in the center of thel cap 45.

The slide 38 may be operated by any convenient means to open and close the slit 36 but I prefer to use the means here shown consisting of a lever 50 pivoted at 51 in lugs 52 within the tube 30 and arranged to be, operated by a handle 53 extending through an opening in the tube 30. To the lever 50 one lend of a link 54 is pivoted the other end being pivoted to the slide. The point at which the link is pivoted to the lever is so located that when the A handle 53 lies flat against the tube 30 pointing toward the upper end the upper end of the link will be slightly toward the base of the lugs 52 from a line joining the other end of the link with the pivot of the link, thus being slightly past the center so'that it will be held locked.

The bristles from which the brush is made may be of any suitable material, fiber, hair,

or other hair like or bristle like material, and it will of course be understood that the term bristles as used in the description or claims is intended to, include any material either animal or vegetable capable of use in a brush in place of bristles orany mixture of such materials.

' The liquid to be used with the brush mayI be any solution of chemicals, hydrocarbon or. other oil or water.

' and downward from their `clamping surfaces,

' into bunches,

It will, of course, be understoodthat I kdo not vdesire to be limited to the precisev construction or l arrangement shown or described, 'it being clear that many changes in details of construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I do not herein claim theconstruction of d the brush head adapted fork use as a dry brush,that forming the subject matter of the application filed by me lSeptember 7 1910, Serial No. 580844, division.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a fountain brush two opposite clamping surfaces,

having their upper. edges inclined outward one of said clamping surfaces extending into the mass of bristles, plying liquidto thevmass of bristles.

bases carried by of lwhich'this isa i' a mass of bristles held `between sald surfaces, a serles. of tongues and means for sup- 2. In a fountain brush, two oppositeA i a mass of bristles held between said surfaces, tongues having their yupper edges inclined outward and downward from their bases carried by one of said clamping surfaces vextending intol the mass of bristles and separating them into bunches, absorbent material extending through the bases of the tongues and means for supplying liquid to the clamping surface `carrying the tongues above the upper edges of the bases of the tongues.

3. In a fountain brush, two opposite' clamping surfaces, a mass of bristles held between them, tongues having their upper edges inclined outward and downward fromA their bases carried by one of said clamping surfaces extending into the mass ofv bristles and separating them intol bunches, absorbent material -extending along the ends of the; tongues, liquid Vto the clamping surface carrying the tongues above the upper edges of the bases of the tongues. v

4.v In a fountain brush, two opposite clamping surfaces, a mass of bristles held between them, a series of tongues carried by each of saidcl'amping surfaces having their upper edges inclined outward and downward from their bases, extending through the mass of bristles and'separating them absorbent materialy extending through the bases of the tongues and means for supplying liquid to one of the clamping surfaces above the edges of the bases of the tongues carried by it.

and means for supplying` between them, a series of tongues carried by each of said rclamping surfaces, upper edges inclined outward and downward from their bases and having their` having their Y,

lower ledges inclined outward and upward from their bases, the tongues ot one ciampng surface extending into the spaces :between the tongues of the otherfrolaniping surface, absorbent material extending through the bases of each. series kof tongues, the

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner offPatentsn c shaped. outer member having .inwardly tex 1 tending tongues lon its foppositeA surfaces, a t trough shaped inner member Within the 2U?? shaped! vniember havngeon opposite sides tongues, a mass of bristles betweenithe outer and inner members, over the trough otfthe 20 trough shaped mernber and means for sup- Washington, D. C.

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